+ Posted by Locust_Star on Mar 17, 2010 // PlayStation Home Community Manager

Every Thursday sees a deluge of new content publish on the PlayStation Home platform, and this week, of course, is no exception. From Resistance, inFAMOUS, and Twisted Metal items to beachside bungalows with built-in mini-games to personal concert venues (complete with all you’ll need to jam with your friends) to 100% exclusive community events, there is something going on in PlayStation Home this week for every kind of gamer – hardcore, casual, and any type in-between.

Our official forums (available at boardsus.playstation.com) have been buzzing with speculation as to when nDreams’ wildly-popular Musicality personal space was going to hit stateside. We here on the PlayStation Home Community Management have been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to announce that this highly-interactive personal space will be available in the Estates store come Thursday, March 18. Why? Because not only are we all bona fide music nerds, but because this is easily one of the most unique personal spaces to ever grace the platform. A veritable cornucopia of creativity, the Musicality personal spaces allows up to four people at a time to take control of an array of keyboards, drums, guitar, and a DJ console and perform music live in front of their friends. With hundreds of different loops at your disposal, the possibilities are endless in terms of the songs you and your friends can create and perform. Check out the video below for a taste of what to expect when this revolutionary new personal space releases this week.

Also available this week is a new addition in our line of luxurious personal spaces – a tropical retreat plucked straight out of the south Pacific and hand-delivered to your Home. Whether you are a straight up beach bunny or just taking a break from your latest surfari, this seaside abode is the perfect place to lay back and relax (or jump into the sand and kick a ball around). Watch this video for an overview of this hot (no pun intended) personal space, which promises to offer as much fun as it does sun.

Months back we asked you, the loyal PlayStation Home community, what kind of virtual items you would most like us to release. We all anticipated the answers we would receive (hello Star Wars!), but nonetheless I love to be the bearer of good news; the one that gets to say “boo-yah” in this here Blog. So, without further ado, we present new Resistance, inFAMOUS, and Twisted Metal ornaments and costumes galore! We’re talking everything from a Sweet Tooth costume to a Daedalus statue to a full Alden get-up. Don’t believe me? The evidence is below…

This week plays hosts to a ton of community events that can only be experienced in PlayStation Home. For instance, tonight from 6:00pm – 7:00pm PT (9:00pm-10:00pm EST) in PlayStation Home’s Theater 8, there will be a special meet-and-greet with Doc and Luge from the exclusive PlayStation Network reality show The Tester. Come prepared with your most burning questions, and stay tuned to the Blog for details regarding additional guest appearances from The Tester cast in PlayStation Home.

And, as with any week, be sure to visit the Theater each Thursday to watch the newest episode of The Tester, pick up free rewards, and grab commemorative items from the kiosks in the Theater and Central plaza (pictured below). This week we are airing Episode 5 as well as hosting a marathon screening of Episodes 1-4 in Theater 7 over the weekend!

Also scheduled for this week is a special PlayStation.Blog Meetup in the PlayStation Home Theater. Come out on Thursday night from 5:00pm – 7:00pm PT (8:00pm – 10:00pm EST) to watch an exclusive PlayStation Move video with the PlayStation Home and Blog community, get some face time with the players that bring you a never-ending stream of news on the Blog, and pick up free – and exclusive – virtual items. I grabbed a quick shot of my fellow HCM team member, GlassWalls, sporting the exclusive PS Blog belt buckle to post below. Be sure to come out tomorrow night and participate in the festivities or you will lose out on the opportunity to add these limited items to your collection.

Speaking of my buddy GlassWalls – As many of you hardcore Home-people know, he is heading up the Home Community Volunteer program, which is now accepting new candidates. He sent me this message just a few moments ago and asked that I pass along the good word…

Hey everyone!

Over the past year, the PlayStation Home community has expanded its population exponentially. With this growth comes a need for more friendly and knowledgeable power users to help the throngs of newcomers that may need a little help getting oriented. That’s why I want YOU to apply to be a member of the PlayStation Home Community Volunteer program!

From serving as a guide for new users to helping out with community events, the PlayStation Home Community Volunteer program offers a great outlet to the most passionate Home users to help give back to the community that enriches their online gaming experience. So if you want to contribute to the growth of this vibrant social gaming community, I urge to you to follow THIS LINK and apply to become a member of this quickly-growing, and highly-popular, volunteer program!

Hey remember when you guys used to put out game spaces that we could visit on a regular basis? Remember when there were cool things to do like Xi that had me logging in every single day? Man that was awesome.

Now all you do is put out $5 lightsabers and $5-7 personal spaces every week. Lame. Guess that’s why I haven’t logged into Home in months, and I don’t plan on it until you start giving me a reason again.

Home really has come a far way. I feel sorry for the people who pass up home(like comment #3) they really don’t know what they’re missing out on. I just want it to come out of Beta(It’s been 1 1/2 years already)

Home is a giant pile of smelly garbage that people waste money on.
It crashes all the time and is a silent sleep inducer. 14 months of beta yay.
No interactions just a marathon of commercials. BS 2 da MAX!!!!!

Hi Locust can we get costumes from Dead or Alive? Being that Tecmo has released Ninja Gaiden Sigmas 1-2 on the PS3 and PSP will be getting Dead or Alive Paradise in a few months. Can we please get DOA costumes. I would really like to dress up as Kasumi, Ayane or Hitomi.

“We\’ve done many public Q&As in the past, but you\’re right in stating that it is time for us to do some more. I\’ll hammer out the details with Cyd and Glass and then provide a time/date within the next few weeks.”

Can you update us at all on this topic. Also we all want to know where the TV’s, radios and The Hall of Fame is. Please tell us something on this topic.

We have been engaging in an ongoing Q&A thread entitled “PlayStation Home: Us and You” in the official PlayStation Home forums. The intention is to have an in-world Q&A, as stated, in the near future. For this week, we are prioritizing live meet-and-greets/Q&As with celebrities, such as the Tester event tonight and the PS.com Blog meet-up tomorrow night.

i was just talking about how HOME needs a Venue to allow home music artist to showcase their music… and seconds later i check the blog and BOOM! defo a step in the direction for what COULD be… i’m defo getting the musicality space tomorrow. *big thumbs up* and i hope that one day there will be a venue area that can take on a much more bigger existence and platform on HOME. *wink* make.believe…. the possibilities. HA! :-)

So you are telling me that on the week of one of Sony’s most anticipated releases (God of War 3) there is not a single God of War item for purchase? Way to really drop the ball Sony, especially after asking us a year ago what God of War items we would like.
And any time frame as to when we’ll get the Radec suit?

tropical villa looks good but it would’ve been nice if it had a balcony! love to look out on the horizon from up above like the spectacular view from the waterfall terrace. perhaps dynamic home content? sunrise? sunsets? rain? hurricane? snow to explain the snow-capped mountains? you guys need fresh ideas! i still love sony though – :D

can we submit out own track to SONY/HOME for the musical personal space DLC Tracks… I’am speaking instrumentals which i own the rights and have all you Locust_Star? I Love the animations on the avatar’s hands on the equipment. very nice… my ps3 has red flashing ligh (60gb model) ylod itll be back soon. :( psp go’in it up!

I have a bit of a problem with Home. On the friends list within the system’s interface, I see that a couple of them are on Home. I log into Home. Once I do though, none are listed are listed as being on Home. What is wrong? Is there a glitch with the new update? Is there some new mechanism of hiding friends when they are in personal spaces? I really want to know why I can’t find them.